Ethiopia

Ethiopia blocks Social Media networks over exams leak fears

Ethiopia has blocked social media sites until the national school examinations, which started on Monday, end on Wednesday. ...

Restoring the economy’s ability to deliver prosperity

In the developing world, significant headwinds now cloud growth prospects, threatening to undo hard fought development gains. The Sustainable ... Development Goals (SDGs) must become the yardstick for judging inclusive growth.

Ethiopia budget increased by 13,6% to stimulate economy

Ethiopian lawmakers have approved a 13.6 percent increase in the country's budget for the 2016/17 fiscal year with most of the expenditure expected ... to go to infrastructure such as roads.

World Bank donates $100 million to Ethiopia’s drought relief effort

The World Bank Group has approved a $100 million fund to support Ethiopian government's response to the ongoing drought. ...

Aviation: Ethiopian Airlines says looking at A350-1000 and Boeing 777X

Ethiopian Airlines is weighing whether to expand its fleet with the 366-seat Airbus A350-1000 or the latest version of the 777 long-haul jet ... built by its traditional supplier Boeing, widely known as the 777X, its chief executive said.

Aviation: Ethiopian Airlines receives Africa’s first Airbus A350

Ethiopian Airlines on Tuesday took delivery of its first Airbus A350 plane in the French aeronautics city of Toulouse, becoming the first African ... carrier to own the new-generation wide-body aircraft.

Ethiopia gets non-permanent UN Security Council seat

Ethiopia was on Tuesday elected as a non-permanent member of the United Nations' Security Council, with the government describing the endorsement ... as a sign of the country's growing reputation for maintaining 'peace and security.'

Ethiopia and Kenya in oil pipeline deal

Ethiopia and Kenya have signed a deal to construct a crude oil pipeline to run from Lamu, a coastal town, to Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. ...

We’re tired of being in the dark – Akinwumi Adesina, AfDB President

AfDB president Adesina wants to use the bank to de-risk investments in electricity and agriculture and so help transform the continent's ... economies.

Translating SDGs into African languages

As Ntiokam Divine from Cameroon sees it, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are high-sounding ... concepts crafted in the specialised parlance of development experts.